The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-21
Local and State Notes.

The increase in gross earnings over 1889 was
$50 257. 49, in operating expenses SIG, $500. and
in net earnings, $42 4l055.
Local and State Notes.
c. E. Henderson. general manager of the l.,
B. & W.. returned last night from New York.
Prospects that the c., c., C. & I. will. in the
near future pay dividend causes a steady ad-
vance in the value of stock
General Manager Mcdonald, of the Cairo &
Vincennes road, accompanied by his wife, left
last evening for Ell Paso, Tex, for ten-days'
visit
Harrison township Fayette county voted
$4,000 to the Evansville & Richmond railroad,
yesterday, by a small majority, after warm
contest.
Connections to and from Paoli on the Ere nch
Lick Springs extension of the L.. N. A. & G. are
made with all day trains en- the Louisville. New
Albany & Chicago road.
G. G. Cochran, general freight agent of the
n. Y, P. & 0. road. was in che city yesterday.
adjusting rate matters with H C. Dlehl, general
freight agent of the l., B. & W.
e. o. Lewis. joint agent of the j., NJ. & l. and
moved at the request of w. B. Shattuc. general
passenger agent of the O. s. NJ, and Albert
Scheli appointed his successor.
The war between the Eastern and Western
roads over the payment Of commissions has in
creased in ferceness aud no settlement of the
in interest backs square down Neither side has
yet suffered in its revenue seriously.
Freight agents at this point were yesterday
notified that on the 2Sth the rate on sugars from
Eastern markets would be % cents per 100
pounds carload lots, and on less than car
load lots 3S cents per 100 pounds This an
nouncement will be gratifying news to the whole
sale grocers.
James S. Reed, of the c.. B. & c., is spending
day or two in the CITY, He is Of the opinion
that the railway commission will decide that the
paying of commissions dem oralizeS rates, and
therefore should be abolished. AS the c., B. &
q. Is one of the boycotted roads, his opinion
should have some weight.
Evansville is to have another railroad. to be
known as the Ohio VALLEY road. The projectors
reside at Henderson. KY, which is to be the
starting point of the road. The plan now talked
of is to build the extension the Indiana side
from point opposite Uniontown through Mt
Vernon. thence on to Evansville. .
c. H. Crosby. VINO has just been elected vice.
president aud general manager of the United
transportation department on the Evansville &
Terre Haute road in 1870. From that road he
went to the st. Louis Southeastern railway as
Its assistant general freight agent.
At the meeting of general superintendents
last week. plan for q system of telegraphic
signals was introduced and Professionally
adopted, which will work some important
changes If carried out. The matter will again
up for discussion at the October meeting
Indianapolis roads are arranging to adopt the
uniform code.
At the present time the ticket-scapers have
the whip-hand west-b bound business out of
indianapolis, they selling tickets over the l. &
St l.. and the Vandalia to Kansas points and
the Northwest lines which are boycotted
and over which local agents cannot sell, and
which the ticket agent at the Union Depot is
not allowed to sell.
Secretary Sanger of the Yard masters Mutual
Benefit Association, has for some days past been
arranging for the transportation of the mem ers
of the association who wish to attend the annual
meeting, to be held IN Detroit, on June s. Most
of the roads are responding promptly, and send
ing not only transportation for the members,
but for their wives we'll.
AT meeting at Greensburg, last night. of the
stockholders of the New York & ST. Louis rail-
road a permanent organization for Indiana was
perfected by the election of Ezra Hayes, pres-
dent, and George II. Dunn, secret ary. The
meeting adjourned to reassemble at East ST
Louis, on May 81, when final and complete or
ganization will be made and steps take n toward
the Immediate construction of the emit re line.
The stockholders of the Frankfort & State
line railroad met in Frankfort. yesterday, and
elected the following board Of directors: Hon.
Jas. H. Rice. ". j. Craig. Jos P. Rice. w.
F. Aiken, Fred Tice, Hon. j. v Kent and W. A.
Peelle, jr. The F. & K. is that portion of the
Toledo, St Lonis & Kansas City narrow gauge
extending from Frankfort to the Illinois State
line. and which has never been consolidated.
Some fifty years ago Alexander Heron. of
Connersvlle, purchased a good holding of the
stock of the Baltimore 81 Ohio railroad, and
since his decease the family have held the stock,
receiving their dividends with regularity from
the day the investment was made One of the
family became anxious over the report that the
road had been sold. and addressed letter to
President Garrett, which was answered by Mr.
Garrett personally, in which he stated that there
was some foundation for such rumors. but as
yet no sale had been consummated, and should
the road be sold ne Mr.. Garrett) would see that
the rights the old stockholders fully
protected. He said, further. that were they so
disposed, he would personally take their stock
at the highest market value
There is rumof, apparently we'll founded,
that number of tho Western roads are enter
ing into alliance with the Ticket brokers' AS
ISOLATION to handle their tickets at points where
the Eastern lines boycotting the Western
roads. There about 100 brokers in the
Trunk-line and Central Traffic Association terri
tory. Indianapolis has but one. Cincinnati has
two Chicago three AT Columbus, O there is
one. The l., B. g. w. is working business west
ward out of Columbus, proftng handsomely
through the boycott Buffalo. Cleveland and
Pttsburg all have their ticket brokers' and con-
siderable could be accomplished through them.
At best ii is comp licated muddle and the fact
that the Western roads think of forming ALI:
ance with ticketscapers weakens their cause.
General and Miscellaneous